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Givrins
Summary
Givrins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Givrins is first mentioned about 1087 as Givriacus. In 1145 it was mentioned as Gevrins and in 1155-85 as Givriacum.
Givrins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 42.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 9.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.0%. Out of the forested land, 41.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 33.8% is used for growing crops and 5.8% is pastures, while 2.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.
The municipality was part of the Nyon District until it was dissolved on 31 August 2006, and Givrins became part of the new district of Nyon.
The municipality is located on a small knoll at the foot of the Jura Mountains.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, on a Coupeaux Vert a Pine-tree of the same.
Givrins has a population () of . , 24.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 16.9%. It has changed at a rate of 13.8% due to migration and at a rate of 3% due to births and deaths.
Most of the population () speaks French (627 or 76.2%), with English being second most common (83 or 10.1%) and German being third (82 or 10.0%). There are 7 people who speak Italian.
The age distribution, , in Givrins is; 113 children or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 129 teenagers or 14.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 84 people or 9.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 104 people or 11.5% are between 30 and 39, 159 people or 17.5% are between 40 and 49, and 115 people or 12.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 119 people or 13.
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